Two Frenchmen decide to repeat the route of the heroes of Jules Verne’s novel. What is it—chasing a childish dream or a quirky whim of bored intellectuals? The time of action is 1936.
Jean Cocteau’s book “Around the World in Eighty Days. My First Journey” was born out of a contract with the French newspaper “Paris-Soir.” By repeating Phileas Fogg’s route from Jules Verne’s novel, the writer generalized his experience in this book: subtle observations, a romantic view of the world of 1936, an abundance of important details characterizing an era that was a turning point for Europe.